Description:A unique blue and white inkcake holder was in flat drum’s shape. Painted on the surface with Buddhist diagrams and floral patterns,the basin was decorated with round dots on the upper and lower rim as drum’s nails. In the center, the small circular brush-lick pool was unglazed and stained with some old ink. As to the painting, cobalt blue was concentrating within the flowing brush strokes. The darkened blue suggested that native Chinese ingredients were used...

A pottery whistle in the form of an unusual face with its lips puckered as if whistling. The top of the whistle has green and brown glazes (sansai glaze) - the bottom is unglazed. The glaze has a very fine crackle. Under magnification, tiny pits can be seen on the fine crackle, which is consistent with the appearance of glazes for pieces of this period.

Period: Tang (618 - 907 AD)

Size: Height = 3.9 cm

Condition: Good condition. No breaks...

Description:

A Qingbai incense burner was stand in a stem foot and was covered by a reticulated cover which in an elegant style.
It was an porcelain copy of a metal prototype.
It was in an original condition without any restoration.
Obvious incursion results were yielded during long time of age.
Some similar pieces are in the documentations.

Date: Southern Song Dynasty, 12th century.

Height: 12.8cm.

A CUSTOM-MADE SILK BOX IS INCLUDED.

Description: Three beautiful archaic glass beads of Warring States were excavated in good condition with only one minor chip on the surface of one of the beads. Date: Warring States (BC 770-220) Width: 0.8cm, 0.5cm and 0.3cm

A beautifully carved jade using the natural colors of the piece to represent Han style dragons. Size: W. 7.5 x 5.5cm. H. 2cm. Condition: Perfect except for a minor chip on the tail of one of the dragons that can easily be filed off. See last photo.

Description: A beautiful Jun shard with splashed purple glaze was delicately framed by mortised and tenoned Zitan wood in a shape of a lotus leaf. Designed with silver wire for the veins of the leaf, this snuff dish was added more on the elegancy.Date: Qing dynasty (AD18th-19th century) Material: Zitan wood and Jun shard. Length: 7.5cm Height: 1.4cm (stand not included)

Description: A rustic iron candlestick was in a simple form. With the beauty of simplicity, it can be a decorative art work which was transformed from the rural oil lamp used in the Chinese countryside of the 19th century. USHERING IN YOUR ROOM WITH ANCIENT LIGHT WILL NO DOUBT ADD MORE ROMANTIC MOOD TO YOUR LIVING ENVIRONMENT. Height: 43.5cm

A very finely carved hardwood sculpture of the Chinese Immortal - Liu Hai holding the three footed toad...

Four Chinese Ming dynasty green and amber lead-glazed pottery funerary figures with separately moulded removable heads, each standing on a hexagonal waisted plinth. The figures are accented with “cold painted” (unfired) red, white, and black pigments on the unglazed surfaces. The taller personal attendants are dressed in layered robes with long sleeves. The male figure has a square official’s hat and holds a makeup box...

A Fine celadon glazed vase with white flower decoration.Daoguang period.Qing dinasty. Size 32.2 cm high.Vase in very good condition.

Description: This amber pendant was excavated at the site of the past Liao empire (AD916-1234) in northern China. With the esthetics of exotic atmosphere, the pendant was in a shape of two wild geese twisting their necks. Two holes were drilled in the middle for fastening. Enduring at least 1000 years under the earth, this amber pendant survived almost intactly only with a minor chip on one of the wild geese's head...

Description:

A natural stone was intriguingly in basin look.
Well designed and firmly sitting on a natural rootwood, it became a perfect water basin for scholar use.
Greasy old feel was yielded on the surface of the stone when the rootwood was in old look too.

Date: Qing dynasty, 19th century.

Width on the bottom, 12.5cm. Height: 8.4cm.

A METAL DIPPER IS INCLUDED.

This is a Chinese export blue and white miniature bottle vase, Kandxi period, unmarked, decorated with floral cartouches and bands of leaves; hairline crack at rim; 5" high.

Description: A granite stone candlestick stand was carved as a female lion and cub playing with a embroidered ball. Holding in the mouth with the thread, the mother lion was teasing the cub who was chasing the ball clumsily. With old darkened patina, there was a hole on the back of the mother lion. The hole was intended as a fasten place for wooden candlestick. Date: Qing Dynasty Length: 14cm Height: 13cm Depth: 7.5cm Condition: A minor old chip on the tip of the mother lion's nose.

The bowl is in nice form easy to hold for drinking tea.
It was well glaze with some loss in random and abstract way.
Width:8.7cm

Description:

A boxwood root was intriguingly carved and hollowed into a charming brush pot.
Being penetrated as wall of holes for light going through, the scholar item was most favoured by literati for the natural mood.
It was reserved in very good condition by enduring old patina.
The under cover was an old restoration.

Date: Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th Century,

Height: 16.5cm.

Straits Chinese silver hallmarked adjustable mesh belt with a three-part buckle decorated in low relief with a fish among flowers. The back of the buckle contains two hallmarks with Chinese characters (see enlargement 4). 19th century. High grade silver weighing about 8 oz. Measures 34" long from end to end. The three-part buckle is about 4 3/4" x 1 3/4." Very good overall condition with minor wear and a few tiny snags at the edge of the mesh...

Description:

A Junyao cup was in bluish glaze and was decorated in the cavetto with purplish red splash.
It was in perfect condition with fine crackles revealed in the glaze.
Beige-tinted body clay was revealed at the foot ring where old feel condition was caused by incursions.

Date: Jin Dynasty, (1115-1234).

Width: 9.2cm.

A CUSTOM-MADE SILK BOX IS INCLUDED.

Description: A jade pendant was carved with motifs of dragons (one on each end) amid scrolling cloud. By the elegant style, the jade piece is preserved in excellent condition except for some incursions on the surface.From the typical off-white jade quality, the style of the motifs and the characteristics of the carved lines and the size, the piece is dated as from Late Ming to Early Qing period(15th-16th century). Length:9.1cm, Width: 4.5, Depth: 0.5cm.

Description:
A black-glazed tea bowl was in a unique form.
Apparently caused by firing effects, the surface of the glaze was transformed to a mysterious image that was charming and different.
It was not sure if it was intentionally finished by an ingenious potter or just an accidental surprise.
But it was indeed a unique and sought-after piece for real connoisseur.

Date: Tang Dynasty, 10th Century.

Width:11.3cm.

Fitted cotton box is included.

An attractive white brass water pipe complete with all its parts (cleaning tools and original chain). Two surfaces of the square-shaped body have etched artwork of women reading in a garden surrounded by foliage. The remaining 2 surfaces have an etched poem about the scene. The calligraphy is particularly beautiful.

Period: 19th Century

Size: Height: = 29.5 cm, Width of pipe base = 8 cm

Condition: Very good. A complete set with all its original parts.

Description:

A Longquan table screen was preserved in perfect condition.
It was heavily potted and shaped in good size and was decorated on one side with imprint of poems with real scholar taste.
Whitish incursions had happened to the glaze when body clay was revealed at the feet with applied darken brownish layers.

Date: Ming Dynasty. 15th/16th century.

Height: 14.7cm, Width: 12.3cm.

A CUSTOM-MADE SILK BOX IS INCLUDED.

Description: A functional tool for tribal people was decorated with chased dragon motifs. Kept with original condition, this flint pod can well be transformed as an attractive pendant, a belt decoration or a display item within a framework. Date: Qing Dynasty (19th Century) Material: Metal and Leather Width: 9.2cm Height: 5.9cm Depth: 2.2cm

Description:

A root wood stand was nicely shaped.
By preserving darken and warm patina on the surface, it was in perfect condition without any defects.

Date: 19th century.

Dimensions: 17.3cm x 13cm x 6.5cm

Chinese white jade form of a kneeling boy beating a drum. Period: Ching (19th Century) Size: H=3", W=3-3/4" Condition: very good

Very fine facial features, the hands in the dhyana mudra (meditation). Excavated piece with a lovely green patina. H. 16,5 cm. From a Dutch private collection.

Two round and one boomerang shape ancient glass beads. Two round ones are a pale sea green and the larger one aqua blue. Size: Small: 1.8cm. Middle: 2.8cm. Large: 3.8cm. Condition: Perfect.

Description: A 12th-13th century sandstone Buddha's head was from Khmer(Cambodia). With well carvings, the facial expression was serene in smiling joy which exemplify the Buddha's grand kindness. In Bayon style, the piece would originally have been part of a much larger Buddhamuchalinda...

A finely decorated Vietnamese blue and white porcelain bowl. Thinly potted and with a crackled glaze over blue and white aquatic decoration suggesting waves on the bowl's exterior, a conch shell inside the cavetto and surrounded by a variety of blossoming flowers among grasses. Good condition with expected wear including a couple minor chips inside the foot rim and light abrasion inside the bowl. Diameter at widest point 6 1/8 inches (15.56cm). Height about 3 1/16 inches (7.78cm)

An unusual and interesting straw glazed porcelaneous incense burner. The three footed bombe censer with barbed, loop handles on opposite sides along the waist flaring to a broad rim. The interior reveals the pot was built from coiling and smoothed without before glazed and fired. Good condition for its type and likely age. Minor old chips to the extremities of the loop handles and one small chip to the outside of the rim...

Description: A bronze piece with obvious excavation evidences was damaged but still preserved the beauty of form. Date: Ankor period, 12th-13th Century.. Condition: partial damaged but with good patination. Material: Bronze.

In bhumisparsa mudra. Quite rare because of the openwork stand with elephants. 16th century or possibly earlier. H. 20,5 cm. Minor damage to the stand and to the ushnisha. Lovely agewear and patina. Rare item. From a Dutch private collection.

Description: A rare ivory pot with picturesque carvings on the surface was preserved in very good condition. Tinged due to age, the exquisite image of the carving was intended to describe a religious story. Date: 18th century, Provenance: Thailand Height: 10cm Width: 9.5cm.

Description: A charming stone tablet of triad Buddhas was from Burma. Kept in good condition, this sandstone piece was carved in a beautiful style. Date: 17th Century. Provenance: Burma. Height: 13cm

A rear and large lacquered manuscript chest. These chests were essential to every monastery as the stored Buddhist scriptural texts. Size: L. 61cm. W. 17.6cm. H. 15cm. Condition: Normal wear. One leg has been replaced. See photo.

Made in mid Java, hammered and chiseled copper or bronze, decorated with a kind of vase with flower branches. Diameter 40,5 cm. Very good condition and lovely patina. Only one tiny hole.

A mini Shan red lacquerware covered receptacle. Unusual to find these types in this size. It still has some dried flowers that came with the item. Age: Early 20th century. Size: H. 19.5cm. W. 8cm. Condition: No repairs. Some minor chips around the rims.

A very Large translucent pale blue-green glass earring from Southeast Asia, probably from Vietnam or Cambodia.The glass is in the form of a thick oval hoop that tapers at the ends. There is some soil encrustation on the ends from being buried. Size: Diameter 8cm. Condition: Perfect.

A rare 19th or early 20th century Malayan kris with an attractive pamir/pamor steel blade. The hilt has a (probably replacement) metal collar and a finely carved Garuda head in "kingfisher" form. The wood scabbard is decorated with engraved Straits Chinese style white metal bands depicting Buddhist emblems. There are old losses to the 'flared' top of the scabbard and the left 'ear' of the Garuda head is missing. Unusually there is no damage to the 'nose'. The old blade is in very good condition...

A rare ancient gold ring with a natural brown stone. This ring is over 1,000 years old. Weight: 3.50 grams

The repousse brass on wood mortar with Kala heads. The iron pestle mounted with a hardwood kneeling figure. Ca. Late 19th to early 20th century. The mortar is 15 cm long, the pestle 29 cm.

A late 19th - early 20th century "Yun" lacquered betel box with incised design of two horses and riders, elephant and dancers. The box is divided into three pieces. The bottom part for betel leaves and the top part for lime, areca nuts, clove and other ingredients. Size: H. 10.5cm. Diameter. 21cm. Condition: No repairs. Some age cracking.

Vajrapāni (Sanskrit: "Vajra in [his] hand") is one of the earliest-appearing bodhisattvas in Mahayana Buddhism. He is the protector and guide of Gautama Buddha and rose to symbolize the Buddha's power.He also is know to protects the wearer. Condition: Natural age patina. No repairs. Size: See last photo

A beautifully preserved 16th to 17th century Annan Bronze basin inscribed with the animals of the zodiac which had been used as a prayer bell at a Japanese Buddhist temple. It makes a beautiful ring when struck. It is roughly 12 inches (30 cm) diameter, 6-1/2 inches (16.5 cm) tall. An exceedingly rare find...

A seated figure covering his eyes with both hands used in Tantric Buddhism believed to provide supernatural powers. This one is made of clay and has tracings of gold leaf. It is incased in a stainless steel case. Size: Outside the case. H.2.2cm. W. 2cm.

A lacquered wood manuscript cover with the rectangular panel carved with scrolling foliate tendrils with a carved vase in the center. Age: 18th Century. Size: L. 37cm. H.14cm. Condition: Normal ageing with and old chip on the left edge and age crack on the right side.

A Mandalay Buddhist votive domed covered alms bowl with glass inlays. Age: Early 20th century. Size: H. 48cm. W. 20cm. Condition: No repairs.

A small Burmese Buddha made of silver. Its form is simple, unadorned and its hand is in the earth-touching gesture. The face has a wide nose with connected eyebrows and has a quiet presence.

Period: Burmese, 16th Century

Size: Height = 5 cm., Width at base = 3.5 cm.

Condition: Normal wear due to its age. Has a nice patina.

19th Century Burma or Cambodian Bronze Buddha Head

The head is 11 inches tall overall or 8.75 inches tall without stand, and 5 inches wide.

It is in good condition with no repairs, chips, nor cracks, except chips at the wood stand.

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Chinese Qing dynasty export porcelain Benjarong (five color) bowl made for the Thai market densely decorated in relief polychrome enamels around the circumference with eight alternating Buddhist celestial beings. The turquoise-green interior is accented with a floral circular medallion at the base of the well and a floral band around the interior top. 19th century. 7 1/8” diameter x 3 1/2” high. Good overall condition with gilt highlights at the rim and foot. There is an old hairline cr...

A ceremonial cylinder used by Senior Monks to send letters to each other. The animal in the panel is a "balu-gwin" Size: H. 33.5 cm. Base diameter: 5.8cm. Condition: Normal wear, no repairs.

A Vietnamese blue and white porcelain jarlet. Painterly chrysanthemum blooms and leafage decoration freely rendered and with some oxidized, heaped cobalt. Fair to good condition: There are three points where old, hard wax has been applied presumably to smooth kiln faults and possible a small rim chip if not just another kiln fault (we don't like to restore items or interfere with old conservation.) Lists slightly. See third enlargement for illustration relevant to condition report. Otherwise, qu...

This lovely 19th century piece came from a Dutch private collection where it has been since the 1980's. It is 55 cm high and at the base it measures 25x25 cm. It has normal age wear and a wonderful old patina.

In bhumisparsa mudra. The eyes inlaid with glass or seashell. Condition: the head broken and repaired at the neck ( old repair) , the ushnisha slightly curved. The red and blue painting on the base are later. Lovely piece with beautifyl patina. H. 37 cm. From a Dutch private collection.

Depicting a naked girl. Made of wood, painted in yellow/brown and black. On the belly a table with Burmese letters. Original hair. Ca. Early to mid 20th century. Good condition. H. 23,5 cm. Comes with a black metal stand.

A bronze figure of a sturdy-bodied Garuda with his arms and wings spread outwards. Vishnu, with his traditional implements including a discus, conch and mala is balanced atop Garuda's left shoulder and upright tail. The patina is complex in color - some areas have taken on lapis lazuli blue hues.

Period: Angkor Period - 12th Century

Size: Height = 18.5 cm (7-1/2 inches) with pedestal, The statue alone is 14.2 cm (5-9/16 inches) high

Condition: A part of Garuda's left ha...

A rare ancient agate bead made for wearing as a pendent or necklace. These beads date back to over 2,000 years. They have some kind of tiger influence in their shape and stripes.. Size: 4.2cm X 2cm. Condition: No breaks.

A wonderful ethnographic folk art object, this style of farm animal bell has been used in Thailand for centuries. Hand carved from wood by the herder and tied around the animals neck this traditional bell is hinged (or pegged) in 2 places to allow for a gentle knocking sound. This one was used for a goat and has remnants of the original hand made rope.

Indonesian, or more specifically West Java, stick puppet - Wayang Golek. Familiar with these from an exhibition at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco some years prior, we acquired this puppet, from a Maryland antiques market, due to its apparent character and whimsical decorative quality. Not our usual interest, we recognized the obvious hand craftsmanship and age. There is some wear to the puppet's garment (including some small holes and tears to the robe) and some distress to the face (some...

Very scarce Northwest Coast Tlingit potlatch ladle, fashioned from hand-beaten copper and Dall mountain sheep horn. Circa 1840s. Size: 9 inches length (3.25 inches handle). Copper objects were signs of great wealth and prestige among Northwest tribes. Such spoons were prized possessions that were brought out for marriages and important feasts. This spoon has a carved horn handle in the form of a seal with flippers and red stained teeth, which is riveted to a copper stem and bowl. The under-si...